2011 Tour de France Team Presentation (Thursday 1545 CET)

[roundabout]

Given that the Swiss flag is 1:1 (square) that is really a chance missed as it would have been easily possible to come up with a reasonable design.

 

[boomcie]

The major booing also has to do with the fact that Contador owns this race and the French still think they own it. That's why their reaction toward him cheating is so hostile.

Don't blame it on nationality, because the context is completely different and to be honest it's a bit racist.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

this music is appropriate for this years tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-EQTIHp2A

Nah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkmhquF60o

Anyway, I felt like i just watched nothing

 

[nesocip]

What the **** did they base this presentation order on? Team budget? Proximity of team headquarters to North pole?

Seriously, I missed Euskaltel presentation because i was on my way back from work, and they put the 3rd best placed rider from last year (yes 3rd, Geox isnt invited) among the powerhouse teams like Saur and FdJ.

But then we get Frogface and Wiggins in last 5 teams to be presented, because they did so great last year.

Bull****.

And jeers for Alberto (although i dont like the guy at all) are hypocritical bull**** as well. You get jeered not for doping, but for getting caught. Bah.

 

[Parrulo]

Nah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkmhquF60o

Anyway, I felt like i just watched nothing

i only choose that one because it has parts in french and bang bang bnag

enough to annoy those frenchies

 

[Thomsena]

What the **** did they base this presentation order on? Team budget? Proximity of team headquarters to North pole?

Seriously, I missed Euskaltel presentation because i was on my way back from work, and they put the 3rd best placed rider from last year (yes 3rd, Geox isnt invited) among the powerhouse teams like Saur and FdJ.

But then we get Frogface and Wiggins in last 5 teams to be presented, because they did so great last year.

Bull****.

And jeers for Alberto (although i dont like the guy at all) are hypocritical bull**** as well. You get jeered not for doping, but for getting caught. Bah.

We all missed the Euskatel presentation. They all manage to crash before it.

 

[Publicus]

That's terrible.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That's terrible.

 

[peloton]

Lol at the french crowd. Reminds me of roland garros. No respect for the players.

Not so much as the French no. It's childish.

I hate andy schleck and hope he fails badly but I would keep my mouth shut. It's childish to boo people, it's something little kids do, not grown adults

These.

+1000000

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Lol at the french crowd. Reminds me of roland garros. No respect for the players.

Yeah, Contador really deserves respect.

Wait. For what exactly?

 

[LukeSchmid]

That is just awful!!!! No respect for the jersey at all. At least put it right down his front.

 

[Publicus]

lol yeh, he'll win because a crowd booed him.

That is the magical ingredient.

It gives him fire in his belly, which offsets the fire in Andy's belly, which means he wins by 10 minutes!

I'm sure it stings to be booed (no one likes it) and is slightly embarrassing, but at the end of the day, I can't imagine this will affect him negatively over the course of the race.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

lol Gesink: "The Arena was a mine field. Now the whole bus smells like horse sh.t!"

 

[Mellow Velo]

Horsesh*t + a huge dollop of French cheese.
Quite a lethal combo.
The Tour is one big show, therefore I suppose it was apt.

 

[canyonball]

Yeah, Contador really deserves respect.

Wait. For what exactly?

The smile tricks me on waht you really meant...anyway....

Rigth now he's clear to ride the Tour. Period. This has nothing to do with one's belief on the case. Don't agree with that? Fine, tell me what Contador was supposed to do. Stay home till CAS annouces a decision in about two years time?

This should have been solved long ago. It's a joke and only diminuishes the sport (leven more)

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I agree with you. A top pro winding his way through doping allegations is nothing special. But what does that have to do with "respect"?

 

[canyonball]

"respect"?

So now booeing someone it's just polite? My mom taught me otherwise, sorry

 

[Jeanne]

I agree with you. A top pro winding his way through doping allegations is nothing special.

I'm really speechless.

 

[The Hitch]

Any replays of it available online?

 

[RedheadDane]

Unfortunately I missed most of the presentation but it seems as if they've gone to some lengths to make it as weird as possible!

after seeing the movistar team presentation i really hope they have one of their best tours ever. they really deserve it after the terrible year they had on a personal level

Yeah. Well, I think they're entering with one giant heap of motivation.

Nice entrance Cofidis!

Pretty weird though.

garmin is a strong candidate for silliest entrance of the season

kit looks cool tho

DAMMIT! I missed it. What did they do?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

So now booeing someone it's just polite? My mom taught me otherwise, sorry

Spilling hatred on "the French" isn't polite either.

 

[Parrulo]

Unfortunately I missed most of the presentation but it seems as if they've gone to some lengths to make it as weird as possible!



Yeah. Well, I think they're entering with one giant heap of motivation.



Pretty weird though.



DAMMIT! I missed it. What did they do?

their entrance was something like:they did elevator stage entrance where a part of the stage was down and you couldn't see who was in it. while the stage slowly went up all riders were knelled on 1 knee around hushovd who was up with some hairy wiggy and some sort of hammer.


really really silly even more when you remember how poorly hushovd has been performing this year lol

 

[Angliru]

they are on chariots in the arena, how epic!

That should truly feed Cancellara's gladiator sized ego.

 

[Angliru]

Please. No more.

 

[Parrulo]

no more what?

also i used that pic when the thread was going in the way of dirty jokes